AEO Agency: Answer Engine Optimization for SaaS
Our AEO services get your B2B SaaS brand cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. We build the authority signals answer engines use to pick brands: editorial links, brand mentions, listicle placements and Reddit threads.
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Google & AI Mode
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
25
Buyer prompts tracked
5
AI engines tracked
100+
B2B SaaS clients
15
Placements every month
$4,000/mo
AI Visibility plan
B2B SaaS clients across 40+ verticals
How 15 Placements a Month Get Your SaaS Cited by AI Engines
Placements In. Citations Out.
Every month the AI Visibility plan places your brand where AI engines look, then tracks 25 buyer prompts across 5 engines. Here is what those placements did for HeyReach.
Each prompt checked per engine, every month: ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
34
ChatGPT
58
Perplexity
12
Gemini
Citations: Searchable, as of July 2026
Visits that arrive from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and other AI assistants.
In your monthly report
Your buyers are asking AI, not just Google
When a VP of Engineering asks ChatGPT “what's the best monitoring tool for microservices?” or a Head of Marketing asks Perplexity “which SEO tools work for SaaS?”, the AI gives a direct answer. If your brand isn't in that answer, the buyer may never reach a search result: clicks to the open web per 1,000 US Google searches fell 360 → 232 from 2024 to 2026 (SparkToro, Jun 2026). Our LLM SEO service works on the same problem from the link side, with placements on publications those models already read.
An OppAlerts study of 167,000 domains across 13 AI models found that domain backlinks and PageRank are among the top 10 predictors of AI recommendations. Answer engine optimization starts with building the authority signals that AI already trusts.
Answer engine optimization on a fixed monthly scope
Content tweaks alone don't get you cited. Each month we place your brand on the publications, listicles and Reddit threads that answer engines already read.
Editorial Link Building
5 editorial dofollow links a month on DR 50+ publications that AI models already cite. Domain backlinks and PageRank are among the top 10 predictors of AI recommendations (OppAlerts, 167,000 domains).
Strategic Brand Mentions
5 brand mentions and 2 “Best X” listicle placements a month on authoritative publications. AI models treat brand mentions as entity signals that shape which brands they recommend.
Reddit Presence
3 Reddit posts and 10 comments a month in threads buyers and answer engines read. In the OppAlerts study, Reddit comments rank #15 and Reddit posts #16, both above Wikipedia citations at #18.
Entity Authority Building
We describe your brand the same way across every publication, listicle and Reddit thread where you appear, and add Organization schema so answer engines connect those mentions to one entity.
AI Crawler and Schema Fixes
We fix schema markup, llms.txt and AI crawler access (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) so answer engines can read and cite your pages. Content rewrites are part of the SEO and AI SEO plans.
AI Citation Tracking
25 buyer prompts tracked across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews on a live dashboard, plus a monthly report with share of voice, competitor visibility and AI-referral traffic from GA4.
Client Results Across Google and AI Search
HeyReach
LinkedIn Automation
285%
Growth
6.8K → 26.3K
Traffic
278 → 995
Ref. Domains
DR 39 → 66
Authority
12 mo
Duration
19 comparison & alternatives keywords moved from outside the top 20 into the top 5
34
ChatGPT
58
Perplexity
12
Gemini
AI citations: Searchable, as of July 2026
Modash
Influencer Marketing
720%
Growth
25K → 205K
Traffic
267 → 6,646
Ref. Domains
DR 56 → 74
Authority
51 mo
Duration
127
ChatGPT
203
Perplexity
89
Gemini
AI citations: Searchable, as of July 2026
Uniqode
QR Code Management
283%
Growth
30K → 115K
Traffic
1,200 → 3,800
Ref. Domains
DR 78 → 80
Authority
11 mo
Duration
45
ChatGPT
91
Perplexity
37
Gemini
AI citations: Searchable, as of July 2026
Encharge
Marketing Automation
2,686%
Growth
0.7K → 19.5K
Traffic
89 → 1,450
Ref. Domains
DR 12 → 68
Authority
37 mo
Duration
18
ChatGPT
42
Perplexity
15
Gemini
AI citations: Searchable, as of July 2026
From audit to AI citations in 4 steps
Free AI Citation Audit
On a free call we check your brand across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews: which buyer prompts mention you, where competitors are cited instead, and where your entity authority and citation gaps are.
AEO Plan
We pick the 25 buyer prompts to track, choose publisher targets for your 5 editorial links, 5 brand mentions and 2 listicle placements, pick the Reddit threads to join, and list the schema, llms.txt and crawler access fixes.
Execution & Placement
First links live within 1 week. Each month we place 5 editorial dofollow links on DR 50+ publications, 5 brand mentions, 2 listicle placements, and 3 Reddit posts plus 10 comments, and ship the schema, llms.txt and AI crawler access fixes.
Citation Tracking & Reporting
We track the 25 prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews on a live dashboard, measure share of voice against competitors, and send a monthly report with AI-referral traffic from GA4. Each month's results set the next month's targets.
Answer engine optimization complements SEO
AEO doesn't replace SEO. It extends it. The same authority signals that drive Google rankings also drive AI citations. If you want both run from one roadmap, that's our wider AI SEO service. Here's how they differ.
Traditional SEO
Answer Engine Optimization
AEO targets featured snippets and People Also Ask boxes through schema and answer-first formatting: a direct answer in the first sentence under each question heading. AI Visibility ships the schema fixes. Page rewrites for answer-first formatting are part of the SEO and AI SEO plans.
Five Guarantees in Every AI Visibility Plan
1-Year Link Insurance
If a link is removed or turns nofollow within 12 months, we replace it free.
Only Dofollow Counts
Only dofollow links count toward your monthly editorial links. Nofollow placements are a free extra.
Mention Replacement
Every brand mention and listicle placement goes on a real, live publication. If one is removed within 12 months, we replace it free.
Every Item Delivered
Every item in your monthly scope gets delivered. Anything not live by month end carries over and ships first the following month, and invoices stay at the full monthly amount.
No Long-Term Contract
Billed monthly. Cancel any time with 30 days' notice, even partway through a sprint, and everything already delivered stays yours.
“The next million visitors to your SaaS won’t come from Google alone.”
Meet Vikas Kalwani
Co-Founder & CEO
I built SAASY LINKS to help B2B SaaS companies earn editorial backlinks that actually move rankings, in Google and AI search. Every link we build comes from a real editorial relationship, not a marketplace.
You won’t be handed off to a junior account manager. I’m involved in strategy, quality control, and reporting for every client.
Built 10,000+ editorial links for 100+ SaaS brands including HeyReach, Elementor, Hunter, and Modash. Also building BacklinkOS.
SEO, AI SEO, GEO, AEO and LLM SEO: What's the Difference?
- SEO
- Ranking your pages in Google's results for the searches your buyers make.
- GEO, AEO and LLM SEO
- Three names for the same work: getting your brand cited inside AI answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. AEO also covers Google's featured snippets and People Also Ask boxes.
- AI SEO
- SEO and GEO together: ranking on Google and getting cited by AI engines from one roadmap.
Our plans follow the same split: SEO ($4,000/month) for Google, AI Visibility ($4,000/month) for GEO, AEO and LLM SEO, and AI SEO ($7,500/month) for both.
Fixed Monthly Scope, No Custom Quotes
SEO ranks your pages on Google. AI Visibility gets you cited by AI engines, which cite the sources they read, so we place you in those sources through established publisher relationships. AI SEO does both. Each plan lists exactly what ships every month.
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AI Visibility
GEO, AEO and LLM SEO in one plan: get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
$4,000/month
Month-to-month. First links live within 1 week.
- 5 editorial dofollow links on DR 50+ publications
- 5 brand mentions on authoritative publications
- 2 placements in “Best X” listicles buyers and AI engines read
- 3 Reddit posts and 10 comments in relevant threads
- 25 buyer prompts tracked across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
- Schema, llms.txt and AI crawler access fixes (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)
- Live dashboard, monthly report, a shared Slack channel and AI-referral traffic from GA4
Also available
AI SEO
SEO and AI Visibility combined: rank on Google and get cited by AI engines from one roadmap, for $500 less than buying both.
$7,500/month
90-day sprints, billed monthly. First links live within 1 week.
- Everything in SEO and AI Visibility, nothing removed
- 10 editorial dofollow links on DR 50+ publications
- 4 content pieces a month, new or refreshed (comparisons, alternatives, listicles)
- Technical SEO, schema and internal linking
- 5 brand mentions, 2 “Best X” listicle placements, 3 Reddit posts and 10 comments
- 100 Google keywords and 25 buyer prompts tracked across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
- llms.txt and AI crawler access fixes
- 90-day sprint plan with a senior strategist
- Live dashboard, monthly report, a shared Slack channel, GA4 and Search Console reporting
Search now happens on Google and inside AI answers
“Good SEO is good GEO. Generative engine optimization is the same core work SEOs have always done: creating unique, valuable content for people and providing a great page experience.”
“You need to get mentions on the pages where AI chatbots will do a search and find those pages and create their answer based on what they see — because then you will be mentioned.”
“Undermining your SEO visibility may be one of the single most damaging things you can do to your long-term AI search presence.”
“The clicks that still arrive on your website will be highly qualified because people will have all their questions answered through ChatGPT, Google AI mode, Google AI overviews.”
“Leverage other people's publications, especially the influential and well-subscribed-to ones. You can piggyback off sites that are likely to already rank well, get the authority of a third-party saying positive things about you, and likely receive a boost in LLM discoverability.”
“View AI search as an opportunity to plug the gaps in your digital footprint. With the emergence of AI search optimization and LLMs as a channel, the importance of multi-channel marketing and having an omnichannel presence is very acute.”
Why SaaS Companies Outsource AEO to an Agency
Evolving AI Landscape
Answer engines change which sources they retrieve as they update search indexes and models. We track 25 buyer prompts per client across 5 engines, so we see those shifts before an in-house generalist does.
Entity Authority Takes Scale
AI models cite brands that appear frequently across trusted sources. Building that citation density requires editorial backlinks and brand mentions at scale, which takes established publisher relationships. We work with 3,500+.
Cross-Platform Tracking
Measuring AEO success means monitoring citations across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews simultaneously. The tracking tools are paid subscriptions, and they change as models evolve.
In-House Cost
$170K+ / year
One senior SEO manager, fully loaded, before tools (Payscale, BLS 2026)
SAASY LINKS
$4K / month
AI Visibility plan: first links live within 1 week
Skip the learning curve. Get cited across all 6 answer engines, with 25 buyer prompts tracked on a live dashboard.
What Our Clients Say
“SAASY LINKS should be your go-to agency for SaaS link building. With a vast publisher network, they can get you a link from virtually any relevant site at a reasonable price. They know what they're doing.”
Yoni Yampolsky
Marketing Outreach Manager at Elementor
“The placements from SAASY LINKS have been excellent, highly relevant, and clearly impactful. Their work made it easier to hit our goals and deliver measurable results faster.”
William Perlmutter
Senior User Researcher at Usersnap
“Vikas has a great network for link building in SaaS, delivering a consistent stream of opportunities through well-maintained relationships. He's organized, responsive, and a pleasure to work with.”
Ryan Prior
Head of Marketing at Modash
“Working with Vikas proved to be quite a positive experience. He doesn't take on things he can't deliver. Always ready to discuss options most suitable for the client. Only relevant articles with naturally placed links.”
Aleksandr Botvynko
Outreach Specialist at SendPulse
“After working with Vikas for several months now, I can highly recommend his services. He finds great opportunities and consistently delivers. He took the time to understand our niche and built a great strategy.”
Tim Hill
Co-Founder/CEO of Social Status
+33% Reddit engagement
“SAASY LINKS' work resulted in a better presence of our brand on Reddit, with a 33% increase in engagement. They delivered on time with regular communication. Everything was well done.”
Manish Sharma
SEO Manager at Donorbox
+20 DR in 3 months
“SAASY LINKS increased our website's DR by 20 points in three months, with significant improvements in search rankings and organic traffic across all our keywords. Their project management is really good, and they always deliver on time. SAASY LINKS has smart folks.”
Mukund Kumar
Growth Marketing Manager at Inventive AI
“They've been very consistent in delivering high-quality links. Very punctual, and communication is great. They keep continuing to deliver. Good value for cost. Nothing to improve.”
Owner
Growth Marketing Company
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Built for SaaS. Not for Everyone.
We deliver the best results for teams that match this profile.
B2B SaaS Companies
We work exclusively with B2B software companies. Most of our clients are between $1M and $10M ARR, though we work with earlier and later stage teams where the fit is right.
Growth-Focused Teams
You have clear SEO goals, a content strategy in place, and you're ready to invest in SEO as a growth channel.
Quality Over Shortcuts
You value editorial placements on real sites over cheap, bulk links. You're building for long-term authority, not quick wins.
SEO Agencies Serving SaaS
We also partner with SEO agencies who need a reliable white-label SEO and link building team for their SaaS clients.
Services for Google and AI Search
Start with link building, or add the service your next growth step needs.
Need more than links? Our AI SEO program combines SEO and AI visibility from $7,500/month.
Link Building
SaaS Link Building
Dofollow links from real publications
B2B Link Building
Links aimed at B2B revenue pages
Editorial Link Building
In-content links placed by real editors
Link Insertions
Links added to pages that already rank
Niche Edits
Links in articles Google already indexed
Listicle Link Building
Get placed in ranked “Best X” lists
SEO · Rank on Google
AI Visibility · Get Cited
GEO
Generative engine optimization for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
AEO
Answer engine optimization: AI answers, snippets and People Also Ask
LLM SEO
Get named inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity answers
Brand Mentions
Mentions on publications AI engines read
Reddit Marketing
Threads ChatGPT and Gemini cite